The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-25
coLFAx. GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1887

read it yourself once more, for this is
probably the last time you will have |
the heart to look upon it, so disfigured
will it be in a few brief moments.
Well, here it is:
10. did General Nicholls not snub the Natchi- |
toches prisoners when they were jerked mp and |
carried before the United states court at new
Orleans for resisting negro mob who were
marching against their town, to sack and plum
der the same Did not the same prisoners upon
bily upon that occasion? Ask the several prom
inent prisoners who employed the attorneys Tor
their defense"
Believe me, you ought to have stop
ned at No. 9. The publication of No.
10 was unfortunate. Doubtless some
evil genius (whO is q Nichols mani
was at your elbow and suggested this
pitfall. But, anyhow, please grant me
the pleasure of extricating you from
the pit into which you have fallen, and
putting YOU on terra frma once more.
Now to few facts. To begin with,
will on admit that Judge David Pier
son, Hon. Milton j. Cunningham, and
Hon. w. H. Jack, all of Natchitoclles,
are "sway back" Democrats Aud will
YOU further admit that when these
three gentlemen, all of them Natchi-
toches prisoners, answer your treason"
No. 10 squarely in the negative, that
the aforesaid treason" has faded into
air, very thin airf Well, beg you
to peruse the documents which l am
now about to give you.
i On the Goth day Of September, 1883,
the Democratic Review, of Natchito-
ches. edited by Mr.. Chas. v. Porter,
isn't he sway back, too y, published
an article dealing with the question OF
Gov. Nichols treatment Of the Match
itoclles prisoners. IL appears that IN
the Shreveport Standard. of September
IL, 1883, there had been published =
special from New Orleans, reading rs
fOllows: t.sf
.The Item publishes communication signed
History" criticising the administration OF ex-
Gov. Nichols. The tenor OF the letter Is shown
by the following extracts: 1T is regarded a.
the correct thing BY the sophomore press g
, charge that Nichols was sacrificed by the poll
l ticians for place and power and patronage
, | History does not sustain that charge: He WA
set aside by the Democratic party of Louisian.
he ~Ssh the lis
} a saon 'ne ms'no's WING" ''s' -
The climax occurred however. when the Cit
Of cs Ts. mSon soa
Jra~,oJ fron, Their homes nv the yenomou
chsfxes Of Madison Wells. Morey, ct. al, wiie'
noiiiHssw4a.I anu ys,, sseva 81 Hatch;t.,cbee
son o1sr,s 81 the most patriotic citizens Q
Isnsss, Madison, Coneordis ETC. were parade ..1s
4 IKE teions peiors 'ns ps1 VI 'n' 80 :
n umpSsntiy yindicstssd before a Radical jude
: Gen. Nichols. she chosen representative Of n
nsopls et s1 1--we, e. o1mG .a ron co ia comfor
{ iess reception was accorded them By he ezect
' tive, and then read the soyernos,s amos
TeRsnS n1ssS Nv N;cbolls they received from Osde
and Villa aid counsel and syIps st lss, t ts
ya s d sp3 e S s. he @
- and bonds we're promptly given; The war npe
;cnS e. ~sS GENERAL S 0rdsn. whose boIdness
q speech could not be cqrbed BY the sympst5
Which was invoked LOT Sicso Qua ts nsmccrs
w;tS ali ia csnses Tor hostility would not pull
: iish them, and after the appearance Of the mr.
one. the remaining seven were hS ,ar ~
= VA N;cSols vSen he renrdiatsd the buiisioser
Contributions to hietory viii show for thes
selves but your student rec3IieG sa hsv;n s
pr rd,stsd the %eshcds and tie men which pIsc'
him in ofiice-thst he had ignored and BY b
policy ccpdemned the pollciss T s ME- 81 n
sss WS;t ~ sS1 eemsnt In Orleans and in
10 parishes, and that he added insult to inins
h appointing such bsgooiscsnsd % o<b hsn' IN
o oo.p1 9Re, SesSe a. men Who had risksd the
~ lives and grown gray in the service Of the Der
ocratiS party wss shls teShns On rne tows
Of ths ~ iSnssrs and the disappointment ot Il
w people that promised reforms were deferred q
csu.od Nichols defeat N is's. rsrnsps ~
10 nss Droosn' ~ r0'euss as. "a ~ !
The REVIEW pIoelueeu .n's suu 49,. ~
went on to say I'm reauing s,'o "'sos
Y. we called ON the Honorable "a
Cunningham, and requested hun
make statement in reference theret
In compliance with our request ]
y, made the following statement, ~
OF his own siQpature:
q 81 w.s one - the Natchitoches priso